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3.4 (103 reviews)
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Lobster
Jessica W.

Amazing service, okay food. The ambiance was a bit weird with flashing led lights with a mixed sense of the holidays to a rave or karaoke bar on the ceilings and walls. We had family dinner for my aunts birthday and she wanted to try this place out. I heard a rumor that it was the second Restaurant of the original tealicious on Freeport, but they recently sold licious. I personally love Tealicous. They are always so very busy, so don't expect customer service there, just great food. Licious has the exact opposite, great service and okay food. We ordered the following: Szechuan green beans- cooked perfectly with a crunch still. Lacked flavor- not spicy. Fish and tofu clay pot- the fish tasted sweet, oddly. The fried tofu was perfect. Juicy and soft, Beef short ribs skillet- very fatty. You are paying for fat. Maybe it was a bad day. Tiger prawns with pumpkin- it is battered with salted egg, but it's not that salty. I wish it was saltier because I love salted egg. Battered and fried perfectly!!! The Tiger prawns are HUGE!!!!!! I've never eaten such big prawns in my life. The pumpkin was so soft and sweet with the perfect crunch from the salted egg batter. IT JUST NEEDED MORE SALT. Lots of pumpkin! Lobster- lacked flavor and was a very small lobster with not a lot of meat. Salt and pepper fried tofu for appetizer- yummy yummy. Perfect. Whole roasted duck- flavor was perfect, but the skin texture was stale. It wasn't like how it tastes at Tealicious. I don't know why the skin wasn't crunchy. Shrimp and egg chow fun- lacked flavor and too wet. Service was amazing for our two tables total of 18. They kept checking on us and even packed all of our food. There were two servers and only 3 other small tables with ours. The restaurant is quite small and is only for up to I believe 35 people on Theo occupant load signage. I would come back if I craved the Tiger prawns with pumpkin, but nothing else we tried. Maybe I'll try the fried rice next time and do an updated review.

Chicken corn soup
Tiff A.

Very disappointed! It looks like this place has gone through new ownership. The food quality and taste drastically changed. The waitress has been nice but I will not be returning to this place. Food wasn't good at all and I do not recommended this place. Don't bother wasting your time or money.

Priscilla C.

If you're looking for pretty good Chinese food, try this spot. We ordered wonton noodle soup and the beef stew noodle soup. Both were decent, but I didn't like the wontons. It had a weird taste. The flying shrimp noodles were pretty good. The shrimp was good and had a lot of flavor. The floating chopsticks were interesting and artistic. This dish is probably popular for that. We got the duck which was great. It came out hot and fresh. The skin was crunchy. Staff was very attentative and kind. The dessert was on the house.

Lion's roar milk tea
Aileen M.

My family and I tried Licious for lunch. We were their only patrons so we were a little surprised at the lackluster reception by the waitress. The restaurant itself is nicely decorated. Parking can be a challenge since it's located near two other popular fast food restaurants. As for the food, we tried the roasted crispy skin pork, beef chow fun, roasted duck noodle soup, won ton soup, and cold lion roar milk tea. The dishes were all tasty. Roasted pork had good flavor and skin was nicely crisp. The chow fun was not oily and had wok "breath". Both the soup dishes were great: noodles had an al dente texture, won tons had a good "snap", and roasted duck was quite flavorful. The milk tea was really good, too; it came with an ice cube in the shape of a lion - which is why the drink's name is "lion's roar." We are definitely adding Licious to our normal list of restaurants to dine at in Elk Grove and looking forward to trying more dishes!

Black pepper beef flying noodle
Susan B.

This is the only local restaurant that I know that has the flying noodles! Definitely had to check them out. Came here on a weeknight so they were not busy. Our server was really nice and recommended some options. We ended ordering the beef flying noodle, their special garlic spareribs and garlic pea shoot veggie. The presentation for the flying noodle was really cool. They used a pair of chopsticks to hold up the noodles. Taste wise was pretty good but didn't stand out to me. The garlic spareribs were super tender but too garlicky. Nothing too special about pea shoot veggie. Overall, this is a decent place. They do open until late so that is a good thing for late night owls!

Nichole C.

We decided to come check this place out looking for another Chinese food place in Elk Grove and was pleasantly surprised! The restaurant is definitely like a mom and pop shop but we felt that the service was pretty timely. We got the lunch special and felt that the portion and price was reasonable! Definitely a good place to get your Chinese food fix! The individual booths or the large tables in the middle make it a good place to come in small parities or with a large group. The parking lot outside can get pretty busy especially since it's shared with in n out and raising canes but you'll be able to find a parking spot somewhere!

Pea sprout veggies
Amabel Y.

Decided to try this restaurant after seeing it on IG! Wanted to try the flying noodles specifically and it did not disappoint! Only issue is that the portion size was a bit small for the price tag. I also ordered a veggie dish, sweet and sour pork ribs, spicy eggplant and pork, and deep fried intestines. As for the flying noodles, I ordered the lobster tail. Everything tasted great except for the egg plant dish, it had a very strong orange peel or pomelo peel flavor. Ordered 5 bowls of rice and they were low on rice so had to cook a new batch but we finished eating before the rice was ready so they charged us for 3 bowls of rice versus 5 bowls. I do like that they have free dessert at the end. First time a restaurant served complimentary shaved ice with chocolate syrup and toppings!

Anthony I.

Licious Chinese Cuisine in Elk Grove offers authentic flavors and friendly service. The portions are generous, the ingredients fresh, and every dish is well-seasoned. A great go-to for tasty Chinese food-- the sizzling beef steak and eggplant tofu were fantastic. Thank you, Anthonyxibarrax

Interior showing tables and plain decor
Ed S.

Licious Chinese Cuisine at 9160 E. Stockton Blvd, Elk Grove, CA is a restaurant I have not visited before. The ambience of the place was very plain (see picture) and some of the tables and chairs looked like it came from a ware house store. The restaurant was very clean, including the restrooms. It is a family oriented experience. The server was very polite and attentive. She really cared and would often ask if everything's alright. The menu looked like any other Chinese Restaurant I've visited-nothing unusual. Now for the food! Before I ordered, I looked at other tables and saw the typical dishes you find at other places such as sweet and sour pork, chow mein, fried rice. Everything looked good and the patrons seem to be enjoying it. I ordered the chinese curry chicken, specifically requesting it to be MILD, wor wonton soup and steamed rice. I waited a few minutes and the soup was delivered. It tasted really good, especially the house made wontons. However, it was luke warm and not hot. A few minutes after that, out came the curry chicken. It's was hot and obviously fresh made but it was not mild. It was pretty spicy but it actually tasted excellent, so I didn't send it back. The white rice tasted good. One item that really stands out was their special blend hot green tea. Absolutely the best I've tasted. Overall I feel this is a pretty good place but not as good as others I've visited. Their special lunch menu looked good. I may return for the hot green tea and try some other dishes the next time I'm in Elk Grove.

Flying noodles, green beans, sesame chicken, Mongolian beef, salted egg pumpkin
Vivi L.

Licious Cafe is a new late night restaurant in Elk Grove serving up authentic Chinese food. Everything was a hit but I especially loved their flying noodles, sesame chicken, and salted egg pumpkin! The flying noodles is their fun way of making Hong Kong pan-fried noodles, which is one of my favorite dishes. I think the flying noodles is a genius way of plating them because even after you add the sauce, the noodles stay crispy and crunchy. I start to not enjoy this style of noodle after they absorb too much sauce, so by have some being able to PHYSICALLY BE AWAY FROM THE SAUCE, it's perfect for me! For the teas, i preferred the milk tea bc the roselle tea was too sweet for me. Also, contrary to popular belief they are *not* the sister restaurant to Tealicious on Freeport, but they definitely deserve for you to check them out! Here's what we tried: *Prawn Flying Noodles $23.95 *Mongolian Beef $16.95 *Sesame Chicken $15.95 *Mapo Tofu $16.95 *Szechuan Dry Fried Green Beans $16.95 *Lion Roar Milk Tea $6.50 *Roselle Tea (not on menu?) They took over the Hidden Szechuan restaurant and are located in the Rose Tea/In N Out/Raising Canes plaza!

Niro H.

Inside the same lot as in n out, conveniently next to the freeway, you can come and try out this Chinese restaurant in a hot pinch. It's open until 130am most nights so it's great when you're craving more than just fast food late at night. Services was okay, minimal interaction with the staff. Food was less than the services I had received. The tap water served had a soapy taste. The food I had looked appetizing, but it definitely had much to be desired. I had ordered this plate alongside eggrolls. The eggrolls were crispy on the outside, but still frozen in the middle. And this plate of glossy meat drizzled in sauce? Was mainly cartilage and soft bones, the ones that were manageable to eat were still cold in the middle.

Fried Pot Stickers/Flying noodles
Toby N.

For a late night dinner & Chinese food, Yan Kee formerly Licious something was a pleasant surprise. As I was strolling thru Yelp looking for some where close in Elk Grove, made the last minute trip here at 9pm. According to some reviews & mind you I didn't know what the heck Flying Noodles were but wanted to see what the hype was all about. We were greeted by a friendly young waitress and ordered, what else? Flying beef Noodles as you get the choice of shrimp & chicken as well. We also tried the roast duck Noodle soup & Pot Stickers. Overall, I enjoyed our experience at Yan Kee. Looking forward to trying their other dishes that looked very promising. If you didn't know, Yan Kee is located across from Raising Kane Chicken/In & Out Burger off Bond Rd. Bon appetite

Annie Y.

My friend mentioned that this place has escargot cooked in Hong Kong style with other popular dishes. We were excited to try a new place in Elk Grove. We spoke with the manager/owner, and he said It's their soft opening right now. The grand opening is in September and they will be opened til 1:30 am. It will be so cool to have a late eats in Elk Grove. I feel like most places close by 9 or 10 pm. Of course, we had to order the escargot cooked in garlic black bean sauce. It reminds me of HK late night eats. It goes great with a ice cold beer! If escargot is not your thing (I get it), they have so many dishes to choose from. I love duck - we had the duck claypot, and the sauce is AMAZING. I can eat a whole bowl of white rice with their duck sauce. The fried green beans is better than most places. It's not oily, nicely fried, and so good! They don't have all the beverages and desserts set up yet, but I had the Hong Kong Milk Tea. It's totally legit! Not many people can get tea and milk ratios right! We look forward to coming back after the Grand Opening with full menu. Welcome to Elk Grove!

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I had beef, seafood tofu soup and yam vegetables. The beef was tender and the vegetables and soup were fresh. customer service was awesome.

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One of my favorite spot to eat after night tennis. This is the best spot you can go after 10pm. Great quality yummy food!

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The food is amazing. Service was 10 out of 10. I highly recommend this restaurant. For its food service and also it's ambience.

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The honey shrimp is the best thing here. I come back time after time. It is perfectly seasoned,…read morecrispy, and tender. The sauce is sweet, savory, and thick. It is very easy to eat, and you can't stop eating it. It is everything that you would want. It's so crispy that you don't even need the walnuts. It stays crispy for a long time. It's fresh every time. Everything else is alright.

Second try with this restaurant. This time I wanted to try the salt and pepper fish. While I was…read morewaiting, 3 other people ordered the fish as well, and it gets good reviews here on Yelp, so I made the trip to Mack Rd at night once again. The good - my order was prepared quickly, and the amount of fish was very generous. The fish was tasty and spicy. The house chow mein that I also ordered had decent (read below) flavor. The bad - the salt and pepper fish had a great batter, but I feel they're battered too much, and the actual fish piece inside is tiny. My house chow mein didn't have a single shrimp in it. Lots of beef, which was good, but the char smell from the beef was the only thing you could taste on the noodles. It's almost like the chef cooked the noodles on whatever the beef was cooked on. The noodles we had ordered from here a month ago had very good flavor, but not a one note beef flavor. There was a lot of beef and chicken in the house chow mein, but zero shrimp means the cook either forgot or they didn't have them and thought it would be ok to add more beef. Either way, I paid extra for my selection, and didn't get it. Am I Pissy? Yes. Am I honest? Also a Yes. 3 stars this trip, probably my last.

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Take-out only.
Take-out only.
Salt & Pepper fish (cod)
Salt & Pepper fish (cod)
Sunrise Chinese Restaurant

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Yan Kee Restaurant - chinese - Updated July 2026

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